Minor Themes

Minor Themes

The game also carries some minor themes and literary devices that can be observed. SPOILERS

sins of the father paid by the offspring

Booker DeWitt is forced to give up his only daughter to "wipe away the debt" he owes to Zachary Comstock

the villain and the protagonist are one and the same

At the game's conclusion, you realize that Booker DeWitt and Zachary Comstock are the same person from different universes, demonstrating that a person is defined by his choices.

destructive capacities of baptism

Baptism, considered a redemptive practice, ironically spawns the chaos that Zachary Comstock commits. Baptism also serves as the method of drowning Booker DeWitt, a contrast to the reinvigorating principles of it.

redemption of the father by the offspring

At the game's conclusion, Elizabeth ends up drowning her father Booker DeWitt knowing that if he accepted the baptism, he would transform into the megalomaniac Zachary Comstock. So the offspring ends up cleansing the past generation from its dark deeds.